Vehicle-lamp.



No. 656,480. Patented Aug. 2|, I900.

G. SCHMIDT.

VEHICLE LAMP.

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No. 656,480. Patented Aug. 2|, I900.

G. SCHMIDT.

VEHICLE LAMP.

(Application filed Dec. 15, 1897.)

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GUSTAVE SCHMIDT, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

VEHICLE-LAMP.

1 SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,480, dated August 21,1900.

Application filed December15,l897.' Serial No. 661,968. momma.)

"To all whom it may concern:

. Be itknown that I, Gusrnvn SCHMIDT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New ark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Vehicle-Lamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clearg and.exactdescription of the invention, suciiais will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,- aud to'letters of reference marked thereom'which form a part of this specifica tion. l

The objects of this invention are to more,

surely or perfectlv avoid the premature ex tinguishing of the flame of a bicycle or car riage lamp while it is subjected to the aircurrents and jarring efiects due to the movement-of the vehicle, andv thus to avoid the frequent necessity to stop the vehicle to relightthe lamp; to reduce the cost of con struction and to secure a more neat and ornamental lamp; to enable the lampto be applied to various fixtures or appliances of the "vehicle without changing the attaching means, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which maybe referred to hereinafter incon'nection with of. aperforatedlcylinder adapted toextend I the descriptionof the working parts. i i Therinvention'consists in the improved vehicle-lamp and in the arrangements and combinations of parts thereof, all substantially .aswill be hereinafter set forthand finally embraced in the clauses of the claim. H

Referring to theaccompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts ineach of 'theseveral views,

Figural is-a side elevation of my improved lamp. Fig. 2 is a rear View of a portion of the-attaching means. Figs. 3 and 4 are respectively a rear view and a plan of a bracket adapted to receive the said portion of the lamp-cla1nping means shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a ceutral vertic'al section of the lower portion of the lamp, taken on line m, Fig. 8. Fig. 6 is a detail elevation of the lower member of the.-lamp-body incasement. Fig. 7 is a pl'anof the same.

with a lamp thereim, Fig. 9 isaside view upon the other.

. Fig. Sis a planishowing 1 the pper member of the said incasement" down into the oil-chamber of the lamp-body to enable cotton or similar absorbentto be placed in the oil-chamber away from said wick. Fig. 10is a plan showing aperforated diaphragm attached to the upper end of the oil-cup around the mouth thereof; and Fig.

llis a section of the same, .taken on line y, Fig. 10. Y r

In said drawings, a. indicates the body of the lamp, having the usual smoke-dome b and a front doorway c, of ordinary construction,

with a lens and hinges to permit access to the interior of the said lamp-body. At the lower part of the body is a flaring section (1, forming the upper member of an oil-cup incasement e, which incasement embraces oneof the most important features of my present invention; To receive said upper member dot the oil-cup incasement, the lampbody is providedwith a large perforation at its bottom, into which the upper end of. the

member dis inserted. This upper end of the member d has a groove, as at z', to receive the edges surrounding the said perforation in the body portion, and the margin 1 above said groove is then clenched down upon said edges of the body portion and a union of the parts thus secured without the use of solder.- The said incasement conforms more or less closely to the outline of the oil-cup f, but is somewhat larger in diameter than the oil-cup, so as to form an annular chamberg between, through which the outer atmospheric air is permitted to rise in a comparatively-thin film from the bottom of the incasement and yet with sufiicient quantity to insure perfect combustion.

At a point about midway of its length,as at f,

the said incasement is jointed, and the mom.- bers thereof are providedwith screw-threads, by means of which one member is screwed The lower member (1 of the incasement is perforated near the bottom, as shown at d", referring especially to Fig. 6, to permit a free and yet dilfused inflow of air. By this construction the direct indrafts of air to the inside of the lamp are directed against the sides of the oil-cup and are thus deflected from a direct course and the. force thereof is weakened, and a current isdiffused, so that it passes-upwardfrom all sides of the lamp, thus rendering-the draft uniform and regular. I

mayfurther diffuse the upward flow of air-by tion therein, being secured by its edges in any suitable manner to the edges surrounding the perforation. The central opening h is large enough to afiord passageway around the wick-tube for the upcoming current of air, whi'chis thusdirected to the base of the flame.

At the upper end of the oil-cup f, preferably between the edges of the sides and the interiorlythreaded seat for the burner, I fasten a horizontal annular perforated flange k. (Shown in Figs. 10 and 11.) This serves to hold the said oil-cup centrally in its relation to the incasement, giving firmness to said lamp, and at the same time serves to diffuse the air as it flows upward to the flame and conduces to secure an evenness of flow at all sides. The incasement is shouldered where it is intended to receive said flange k, as at k, and the said flange bears against the said shoulder, so as to prevent upward movement. At the bottom of the oil-cup the same is provided with a springj, which holds the said flange up against thesaid shoulder k with an elastic pressure.

To insert the lamp, I simply press it up so that the perforated flange It bears against the shoulder is and then screw the lower member d of the incasement upward, so that the spring 7' upon the bottom of the oil-cup f is pressed against by the bottom of the said incasement, and thus the parts are held imm ovably together with sufiicient firmness.

' A burner of any desired construction is screwed into the top of the oil-cup in the ordinary manner, and the side of the oil-cup incasement has in the side of its upper memher at a T-shaped aperture 1n, through which the wick-spindle m of the burner may pass when the oil-cup is removed from the lamp. To close this aperture 121 when the oil-cup is in position in the lamp, I provide at the proper point on the outer surface of the'oilcup a projection on. This projection may be formed in stamping out the oil-cup and projects a distance equal to the width of the air-- chamber g and at its outer surface corresponds in shape to the curvature of the member d of the said oil-cup incasement, so that it completely covers said aperture from the inside and closes it.

Inside of the oil-chamber I place a perforated cylinder 11 of a diameter about equal to the diameter of the mouth of the chamber. Saidcylinder is secured with its top coincident with the mouth of the oil-cup and ex'- tends downward to a point at a'greater or less distance above the bottom of the cup. The space around the outside of said cylinder may be filled with cotton or other absorbent material and the wick have an unobstructed space within said cylinder.

In practice I find it quite impossible under ordinary circumstances to extinguish the lamp by any inflow of air within therange of ordinary draft as found in nature. Furthermore, the ordinary jarring actions common in wheeling operations will not extinguish the lamp, so that it is especially adapted for use on bicycles; but while the small lamps made in accordance with my improvements are intended for bicycle or similar vehicles it is evident that the same lamp made on a larger scale'mfiay be employed as coach-lamps or the like- At the back of the lamp the attaching means I preferred is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4. This attaching means is so arranged and constructed that the lamp may be attached with case at either side of the vehicle and upon either vertical or horizontal fixtures. To this end I fasten to the back of the lamp a bracket consisting of a disk 1', which is secured fiatwise to the back of the lamp. Said disk at its one side fits the rear surface of the lampbody and is adapted to be held thereto by rivets. At its opposite side or face the said disk is provided with a rearwardly-extending arm .9, whichisperforated both horizontally and vertically in a plane substantially parallel to the back of the lamp, as indicated in Fig. 3. Said arm may be centrally disposed on the disk; but I prefer to form it near the edge, as shown in order to afiord more space for therivets. At its rearward extremity said arm is also bored and tapped and provided with a set-screw s. In the perforations of the said arm is arranged a clamp consisting of an arm or shaft i, adapted to fit such perforation and beclamped therein to the arm 8 andat its'u per end provided with clamping members '1 t, of any suitable construction, provided with a clamp-screw t", of any ordinary construction. The said shaft, it will be observed, maybe arranged either horizontally or vertically with respect to the arm or be turned pivotally within said arm, so as to bring the clamping-arm in any desirable position. 7

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is- I. In a vehicle-lamp, the combination with the body and oil-cup of an incasement comprising upper and lower members (Z, d, the upper member having a T-shaped aperture in its side to permit of-the passage of the wickspindle and its finger-piece and the lower member having its upper edges bent inward and notched or perforated and threaded to screw onto said upper member, substantially as set forth.

2- In avehicle-lamp, the combination 0f the oil-cup ineasement surrounding the oilcup and holding it in position and having in its side an aperture to permit of the passage of the wick-spindle, and said oil-cup having a projection adapted to cover and tightly close said aperture from the inside when said oil-cup is in place within the iucasement, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with an oil-cup incasement having in its side an aperture for the passage of the wick-spindle, of an oil-cup hav- 1 ing on one side a projection adapted to fit against the inner surface of'said incasement around said aperture and close the same, sub stantially as set forth. :5

In testimony that I claim the foregoing-I have hereunto 'set my hand this -7th day of December, 1897.

GUSTAVE SCHMIDT. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL, G. B. PITNEY. 

